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3 results for CEYLON from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Thu May 4, 2023	38D	Former name of Colombo's country	David J. Kahn
Sat Nov 30, 2019	21A	Island once called Serendip, source of the word "serendipity"	Joe Deeney
Sat Dec 30, 2006	2D	Orange pekoe source, formerly	Rich Norris

10 results for CEYLON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 11, 1993	1D	Sri Lanka, once	A. J. Santora	Taub
Fri Oct 14, 1988	43A	Sri Lanka, once	Marjorie Pedersen	Maleska
Wed Mar 12, 1986	49A	Sri Lanka, previously	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Sun Feb 27, 1966	37A	Where Kandy is.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Thu Aug 23, 1962	4D	Where Colombo is.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 26, 1959	5D	Where Colombo is.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 14, 1957	1D	Colombo is its capital.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Fri Oct 2, 1953	58A	Colombo is its capital.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Sep 22, 1946	58D	Colombo is its capital.	Waldo Ranson	Farrar
Sun Nov 14, 1943	78D	Mountbatten's island base.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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